What is the Mail?
This tool is used for private messages between you, your lecturer and other students in a unit. A green asterisk will appear next to the Mail link in the left Course menu to indicate that new messages have been posted.
To access Mail, click the Mail link in the left Course Menu to go to your mailbox. The first screen will show a list of mail folders. You can create new folders and read and post messages. Folders you create can be renamed and deleted from the ActionLinks next to each folder name.
How do I read messages?
Mail is organised into folders. Your new mail will come to your Inbox. Copies of messages you send will be saved in your Outbox. Change to another folder by clicking its name in the folder list.
You can read a message by clicking on the subject of the message. The message will appear in a new window. Click Close this window to return to the message listing.
You can change your view of the message listing. To see just the new messages click Unread, or to list all of the messages you have sent or received click All.
How do I reply to a message?
From a message window, click the Reply link. A new window will open for you to type in your response. A copy of the message you are replying to is quoted in your response and can be removed or edited. Click Send to post the reply. Change to your Outbox using the drop-down menu to see a copy of your reply.
You can also save messages as drafts and complete them later - they are saved in the Drafts folder.
How do I send a new message?
To send a new message, click Create Message. A new window will open for you to type in your message. Click Browse for Recipients to see the class list. Click a role, name or group and then scroll down and click Save to select the recipient/s for your message. Click in the message box and type in a title. Click in the main box and type your message.
You can copy and paste text from a text editor or word processor program using the standard keyboard shortcuts. An HTML editor is provided for formatting your text. Click the HTML editor button below the text block. The editor is a Java applet, which may take a minute to load. Click OK if you are prompted to allow the applet to run on your computer. If you do not use the HTML editor, your notes will be in plain text and you should use the Enter key to leave blank lines between paragraphs.
Click Preview to check, then Save as draft or Send to post the message.
How do I attach a file to a message?
To attach a file, such as a Microsoft Word document, to a message, click Create Message or Reply as above. In the Attachments section, click Add Attachments and select the file that you wish to attach. Note: you can attach multiple files to a message, and delete files by clicking the small icon next to each file name. When you have added the subject and text to the message click Send.
Can I forward my messages to an external email account?
Copies of your Mail messages can be automatically forwarded to the e-mail address in your profile. From the My Online Units page, click on My Settings (upper right of screen). Click on the My Tool Options tab, scroll down to Mail / Mail forwarding and check the box next to Forward all mail messages to the e-mail address in my profile.
All mail coming in to your units will now be forwarded to the email address you specify in the My Profile tab on the My Settings page. Note that you cannot reply to the messages from an external account - you must log in to the online unit to send mail. This setting will apply to all of the units you can access.
Click the My Online Units tab to return to that page.
Further Information
For more detailed instructions, click Help in the menu bar at the top of the screen.